Darren Flusche
Recent Posts
SFMTA Plans for COVID Traffic Realities
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Agency takes a hard look at how the city's economy and the transportation system it relies on can function as the pandemic continues
Evictions and Homelessness Will Rise Precipitously Once COVID Restrictions Are Lifted
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New UCLA Luskin Center report warns of a dire future in L.A., if big changes aren't made now - but the lesson is relevant statewide. Nationwide.
Reflections on Unrest, by the Son of a Cop
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I'm cautiously optimistic that there may be some positive results for African Americans in terms of safety in public space and freedom of mobility.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Biggest Real Estate Manager
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The person who runs a city's Department of Transportation controls around 30 percent of the city's public space — and needs to think that way.
Today’s Headlines
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BART Director Lateefah Simon (KQED) Cities Retool to Lure Riders Back to Transit (Axios) Essential Workers Left with Few to No Commute Options (OneZero) Curfews End in Several Bay Area Locations (SFGate, Berkeleyside) Woman Who Protested on Horseback (SFChron) Efforts to Redirect PD Funds to Black Community (SFGate, SFExaminer) Presidio Slow Streets (CBSBayArea) Motorist Crashes into […]
‘Parking Bomb’ Coming to Downtown San Jose
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Even when developers build transit-oriented development, sometimes they don't get it
CDC Revise Awful COVID-19 Commuting Recommendations, But They’re Still Not Great
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The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
Debate Begins Over the Next U.S. Transportation Funding Bill
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Yesterday, House Democrats released a draft bill that establishes a $494 billion, 5-year plan for the nation’s transportation infrastructure – but in spite of language to address climate change, and significant funding increases for rail and transit programs, the lion’s share of the bill’s funding would still go to roads and highways. The proposed legislation, […]
Op-Ed: Police Have Always Limited Black People’s Mobility and Safety in Public Space
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This moment is an opportunity to redefine the role of police and center Black lives, our freedom, and our movement through spaces.
Today’s Headlines
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BART Station Closures During Protests (SFChron) BART Expanding Clipper-Only Stations (MassTransit) SMART Train Limits Cuts (MarinIJ) Uber/Lyft and Curfews (WashPost) S.F. Ends Curfew (SFExaminer, Hoodline, Curbed) Berkeley Extends Curfew (Berkeleyside) Thousands Pack Mission District (SFChron, SFExaminer) Most Bay Area Protests Peaceful (SFGate) Mass Protests vs. COVID (SFChron) Breed Closes City Budget Deficit (SFExaminer) Delivery Drones on the […]